“This project is one of the coolest things that I have ever been involved with, and it validates my criteria for why I do things-people, passion, and purpose. (Benchetler also conceptualized the film, and served as director.)Īs previously mentioned, longtime Grateful Dead disciple Bill Walton serves as the narrator of Fire On The Mountain, and GD legacy manager/archivist David Lemieux oversaw the film’s music. Wearing illuminated skeleton jumpsuits, the film’s lineup of action stars include snowboarders Jeremy Jones, Danny Davis and Kimmy Fasani, as well as famed surfer Rob Machado and skiers Michelle Parker and Chris Benchetler.
“Just as the Grateful Dead did not fit their music into an established category, this short film finds a cast of some of the world’s best athletes on an improvisational journey of skiing, snowboarding, surfing and music, complete with a soundtrack comprised of only Grateful Dead music,” reads a press release. There will be prize giveaways from TGR partners at Sierra Nevada, The North Face, Atomic, Volkl, YETI and more – plus, all attendees will have a shot at the tour grand prizes – including trips to Jackson Hole Mountain Resort, or prize packs from Sierra Nevada, Atomic, The North Face and YETI.“I’m here to share a little story about an assorted lot of individuals all tuned into the same wavelength,” Bill Walton says in the trailer for Fire On The Mountain, a new action sports film created in conjunction with Grateful Dead HQ and Teton Gravity Research. It’s all for a great cause as for the 25th year in a row, all proceeds from the world premiere will benefit local charity partners. Get ready for an epic night of social stoke as TGR brings their new film to the HUGE screen at The Spud Drive-in, with drive-by poster signings, prize giveaways and more. How Much: $40 per vehicle includes the first two people, $5 each additional passenger. Who choose to make and believe in their dreams. Make Believe celebrates today’s athletes who have committed to this ethos, the ones who have fallen deeply in love with the mountain life, the people who have chosen to live their lives in a particular way, from inception to reality, the ones
When combined with motivation, the spark of inspiration becomes a dream, and when pursued gives our lives a new purpose.įor 25 years TGR has focused on turning Make Believe into reality, from exploring powder stashes in our backyard playground to first descents on unnamed peaks, the ethos of “live the dream” has defined our adventures. Sometimes it comes in the form of a photograph, a chance encounter on a chairlift, or a glimpse at a mountain never seen before. Inspiration is evoked spontaneously and without intention. Make Believe marks TGR’s first ski and snowboard film since the 2019 release of Winterland, and comes on the heels of TGR’s feature-length documentary Lindsey Vonn: The Final Season, a collaboration with HBO that garnered two Sports Emmy nominations. Many of TGR’s familiar faces are back on screen in Make Believe, including Sammy Carlson, Tim Durtschi, Nick McNutt, Caite Zeliff, Griffin Post, Sam Smoothy, Colter Hinchliffe, and Kai Jones. Realizing all-time conditions in almost every location this past season, Make Believe showcases some of the most progressive athletes and riding on the planet.” “Ultimately it has been in the works for 25 years. It’s an unwavering commitment to that dream in order to make it reality,” said TGR co-founder Steve Jones. “Make Believe is whatever your wildest imagination can dream up.
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Check out the Make Believe trailer and film and event details below.ĭirected by Steve Jones, Todd Jones and Jon Klaczkiewicz, Make Believe features some of the world’s most celebrated free skiers and snowboarders, and was filmed on location in Japan, Jackson Hole, British Columbia, Colorado, and Montana.
Pack the cooler and get ready for for an awesome experience out under the night sky. With a drive-in format viewers will be able to attend an amazing film premiere event in a safe way. It all goes down on September 19th at The Spud Drive-In Theatre deep in the Tetons in Driggs, Idaho. Wow your visual senses and get stoked for when the snow flies again with the world premiere of legendary mountain adventure filmmaking crew Teton Gravity Research’s latest offering titled Make Believe.
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